CMS Student and Parent News and Events – December 20th – Jan. 5th
Parents,
Remember our 3rd six week grading period ends this Wednesday, Dec. 22nd. Please have your child show you their grades in all four subjects on their Canvas account to ensure they are up-to-date and giving their best effort.
Take some time over our 2 week Christmas and holiday break to enjoy time with family and friends. I truly am thankful for the true meaning of the Christmas season!
Merry Christmas!
Mr. Byrd
Duke Energy Kit FREE signups – LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP AND ENTER THE $1000 GIVE-AWAY
Duke Energy Kit sign up can be done here: https://www.myenergykit.org/
Your child should have come home with a code for your student's teacher. If not please use the following code: 19509
Deadline to sign up December 31st. $1000 drawing for all who sign up. Top school receives $2500.
Share with your neighbors, friends and family ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS.
Use Of Face Coverings Within the School Environment - Change to REQUIRED12-13-21
Rutherford County Schools' policy on the use of face coverings within the school environment is linked to the level of COVID-19 transmission within our local community. Based on national data maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19 transmission within Rutherford County has worsened from "Substantial" to "High" for seven consecutive days. Given that sustained increase in COVID-19 community transmission, Rutherford County Schools will transition from OPTIONAL to REQUIRED use of face coverings within the classroom setting, effective immediately. Additionally, face coverings are still REQUIRED for all occupants of white and yellow school buses, including passengers, drivers, and other occupants pursuant to a federal order issued on January 29, 2021.
BACKGROUND
The Rutherford County Board of Education modified its policy statement on the use of face coverings in the school environment on Tuesday, November 2, and maintained that policy statement on Tuesday, December 7. Under the current policy statement, face coverings are required in the classroom setting while Rutherford County is classified as a "High" transmission zone on the CDC's COVID-19 Community Transmission Map, and face coverings are optional when the county is classified as a "Substantial," "Moderate," or "Low" transmission zone. Under the same policy statement, Rutherford County Schools will transition between the required and optional use of face coverings following Rutherford County’s reclassification on the CDC's COVID-19 Community Transmission Map for a period of seven (7) consecutive calendar days.
13 Days of Christmas Spirt Days – Continues this week
Daily activities are listed on our events for this week. Activities for all days will be posted on Canvas Announcements Page. Let’s get in the holiday spirit and enjoy participating each day!
Donut sale
Thank you for supporting our PTO Pirate Council Krispy Kreme Doughnut Card Sale. Cards purchased will be at school on Tuesday and sent home with all students who sold them.
Chase Middle - Can Food Drive – ENDS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22ND
Our annual Can Food drive is in full swing. The Chase Middle School can food drive has been a tradition for close to 20 years. We are proud to do this community service project each and every year to help those in need. We are collecting can food and non- perishable food items (ramen noodles, Mac and cheese cups) until December 21st. The homeroom from each grade with the most cans collected will be rewarded with an Ice Cream party. The homeroom with the most cans collected in the entire school will be rewarded with a Pizza Party. We encourage you to turn in canned food items to your homeroom teacher or to the PE department each and every day. Thank you and Happy Holidays.”
Updated RCS Policy 3620 – Extracurricular Activities and Student Organization s
Please note if you have a child playing basketball or a spring sport they must now meet the middle school academic requirements for NC Middle Schools. (must be passing 3 out of 4 of their courses each SEMEMSTER (this will be the combined average of the first three grading periods this school year).
Our district recently updated the athletic section of this policy to align with our two other counties to ensure we all are following the same guidelines. The new revisions are now in the administrative regulations for policy 3620. (RCS Board Policy 3620). You should see these changes updated on the online policy link on our district website soon.
In section C, changes have been made to emphasize that our district will adhere to all middle school athletic eligibility requirements as indicated in the Middle/Junior High School Athletics in North Carolina Public Schools handbook. (see link for more details).
HOMEWORK HELP
We will NOT have any homework help this week.
THIS WEEK'S DAILY EVENTS:
Mon., Dec. 20th
“13 Days of Christmas” Activity - Christmas Vacation-Dress Like You Are Headed For Vacation
(Examples: Hawaiian Shirts, Fun Hats)
Breakfast –pancakes sticks OR Cereal
Lunch – Choice of main entrée – chicken teriyaki; toasted pimento cheese sandwich; blueberry muffin & yogurt fun lunch
– Basketball Home vs Rainbow Lake (Girls begins at -4:30pm; boys game will follow)
Tues., Dec. 21st
“13 Days of Christmas” Activity - Christmas Card Day-Wear Your "Ugly” Christmas Sweater To School
Breakfast – sausage biscuit or Cereal
Lunch – Choice of main entrée – cheesy chicken & rice casserole; BBQ pork sandwich; cheezy chef salad
-NO HOMEWORK HELP THIS WEEK
– Last Day for Can Food Items to count towards Mock Homecoming Winners
Wed., Dec. 22nd
“13 Days of Christmas” Activity -Ghost of Christmas Past-Decade Day 8th-80s 7th-70s 6th-60s Exploratory-90s Office and other staff members can choose which decade they would like to participate in.
Breakfast – cinnamon roll or Cereal
Lunch – Choice of main entrée – Cajun baked fish; chicken nuggets; pizza bagel fun lunch
(see full menu here: https://rcsnc.nutrislice.com/menu/chase-middle
– Faculty Student Basketball game and Mock Homecoming
- 11:30am Dismissal for Students
Christmas and Holiday Break - Dec. 23rd - Jan. 5th
Thurs., Jan. 6th - 1st day back for students
Upcoming Dates/Events
-Thurs., Jan. 6th – 1st day back for students.
- Basketball AWAY vs Rainbow Lake Middle (Chesnee, SC) – 4:30pm
- - Robotics Team meeting – 3-4:15pm
-Mon., Jan. 10th – Basketball HOME vs East Middle – 4:15
- REPORT CARDS SENT HOME WITH STUDENTS
-Tues., Jan 11th – 3rd Six weeks A/B honor roll reward (after lunches)
-Thurs., Jan. 13th – Basketball HOME vs TJ Middle – 4:15
-Mon., Jan. 17th – Martin Luther King Holiday – NO SCHOOL